From Brave New Traveler: The Complete Guide To Volunteer Tourism

By Kate | July 26th, 2007 |

Brave New Traveler recently published an article called The Complete Guide To Volunteer Tourism, by Christina Heyniger.
This guide provides a useful general overview of selecting a volunteer program if... [Read this entry]

Online Resource: Voluntourism.org

By Kate | July 21st, 2007 |

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Voluntourism.org is a website which brings together resources for individual travelers, non-profits interested in getting involved as host organizations for voluntourists, and corporations considering voluntourism team-building meetings or other activities.... [Read this entry]

Around The Web On Volunteering: June 19

By Kate | June 19th, 2007 |

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The Philippine president honors Peace Corps volunteer Julia Campbell, who was killed during her service.
Find out about some challenging volunteer positions in Russia, organized by a long-term Russian volunteer.[Read this entry]

“Our Man In Granada” On The Downside Of Voluntourism

By Kate | June 18th, 2007 |

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Steve Jackson is a former VSO volunteer (in Vietnam), and a current self-funded volunteer in Nicaragua. He’s also the author of the blog Our Man In Granada.
He took... [Read this entry]

“Our Man In Granada” On The Downside Of Voluntourism, Part 2

By Kate | June 18th, 2007 |

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(Find the beginning of Steve Jackson’s guest post here.)
“Imagine you spend two weeks as a voluntourist. Say you have no skills but are happy to help build a... [Read this entry]

“Our Man In Granada” On The Downside Of Voluntourism, Part 3

By Kate | June 18th, 2007 |

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(Start here for the first part of Steve Jackson’s guest post)
“The voluntourists (VTs) have contacted the NGO in the developing country. They’d like to visit and play with... [Read this entry]

The Value Of Any Volunteer Trip

By Kate | May 31st, 2007 |

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I’ll be honest: it strikes me that many “volunteer vacations” are arranged mainly to meet the desires of volunteers, rather than to meet a local need. Perhaps this... [Read this entry]

Globe Aware, Volunteer Placement Organization

By Kate | May 21st, 2007 |

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Not to be confused with Global Aware, Independent Media Organization, Globe Aware is a volunteer placement organization which currently places international volunteers in projects in eleven different countries, primarily in... [Read this entry]

Responsible Travel: Volunteer Placement Organization

By Kate | May 20th, 2007 |

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“Responsible travel” is a regular part of our vocabulary nowadays, but the folks at ResponsibleTravel.com report that as recently as 2001, they were the first to use it in the... [Read this entry]

Volunteer Placement Organization: Earthwatch

By Kate | May 11th, 2007 |

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Earthwatch has a whole host of arranged trips or expeditions which give paying volunteers the opportunity to get involved in different aspects of scientific research or other similar activities. ... [Read this entry]

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